National Republican., 1887-08-19

man on board was quite Ill thrOugnOut the |
voyage. So our pious friend, sewing |
maching manufactures Of New Jersey, see |
ing that the appointed powers were not |
going to lay hold, with the backing of |
few women soon bad thriving prayer
meeting on foot, services held every morning
nj 10 O'clock, the preachers falling into line,
and on the next Sabbath sermon was
preached in the saloon by man going to
South America on a teaching mission, and
a collection was taken up for the Sailors
Home, The music room was givenup la the
evenings to our Cleveland friend, who was
the impressario OF the voyage. The hean
steward, a handsome man, and the Official
doctor were both pressed into the service
There was Scotchman and his wife on
board, who had rented their farm In Mani
toba for q year, and were going home to
spend the time among their Kin, hoping
never to return-to sell the obnoxious land
in the meantime. She was very i'll for the
first few days, and lay about the deck
benches sperfectly PROSTATE. Among
other calamities we all got brilliantly sun
burned the second day out. The strong sun
that lurked behind the soft warm haze
did q frightful work OF painting fair
faces scarlet. The Winnipeg woman had
beautiful golden hair, and when sho was
able to sit up her face was the complement
in color OF her rippling locks She proved
to be the song bird Of that ocean trip, and
she was always willing to sing when asked:
She has fine mez2o soprano voice, aud
was constant delight to us There was
prize young piper, who was also cham
] pion dancer, In the intermediate, and he
| formed the center Of party who began
| having dances in the early evening In their
| own deck quarters. The first cabin could
look over the rails OF the hurricane deck
and from the aft Of them on the main deck,
| while the second cabins and the steeragers
/ ia kt..., kah tn1 In hot trr,a
| OF the amusement committee at once Ia.
| yited the piper to join the performers 10 the
| drawing room. But Mr.. Piper had his
Scotch up, and politely declined the honor
| Love making was rife on board ship. The
decks were thfonged with couples parading
after the darkness dropped down upon the
deep. One bonny belle managed most
adroitly to Keep one Of the officers In tow
when he was off watch, and also inveigled
landsmap, who did duty when the other
was on the bridge. But for the most part
the ships officers preferred the blandlsh.
men's OF the second cabin, where the girls
were "braw" dancers and would shake a
foot with right good will when the Irish
boy and his fiddle were set going. There
was romance in the forward deck that
eclipsed anything that transpired In the
| after part. A young widow was returning
to her parents In ireland, carrying her In
fant In her arms. She was much cast down
and her great blue eyes had pensive look
from under her nightblack hair. But there
| was young widower returning to sec his
| parents, and he cast eyes OF favor on tht
winsome widow, and they were soon only
waiting to reach the Emerald Isle to ioir
their fortunes and make the Widows hear
to sing for JOY.
The steamers leave New York with thu
stars and stripes floating at the masthead
and the Union Jack waggipg at the stern
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appears, and the other flaps at Its place al
the voyage. But up in the captains oh
servatory the favored visitors are showl
the pilot chart issued every month, AM
furnished to all ssea going steamers by tb
United States Navy Department. The char
is held in high estimation by all sesmen
| who say there is not nation that come
accuracy of meteorological observations
, and every ship that sails the ocean pay
! tribute to our naval department in sendin
l the data Of its voyage.
Q Mr.. Frederick Pool, an English gentle
man who has spent some years In vi,
ginia and at the capital was one of ou
passengers. He Is now returning from q
= extended tour 10 Mexico, and viii 500
: publish q volume Of life among the Mex
t cans from humorous standpoint.
= There was great excitement on boar
9 when on the tenth day out we began
9 sight land. Tory Island, off the Irish coas
j was the first green land we saw. 1t is
Q picturesque piece Of land, with high rocl
Q and thin soil and some low building
Soon after we landed ninety passengers I
$ Moville, the port of Londonderry. Fro
d that on we had banks on both sides of Il
o In the morning we found ourselves
u anchor in the Clyde at the tail OF y
Is bank. Greenock lay on one Did
% with its clean, pretty houses,
y tall monument to James Watt, the inve
s. tor, the grave OF Highland Mary, Burni
Is sweetheart. The custom house is handsor
IS classical building, j John Gait, the nOvelis
n 10 buried here, and the late Mr.. james NJ
II Leary built a museum and lecture hall
= the town that is fine building. On the OPP
= site shore, north Of the Clyde, situated on
}, wooded promontory, stands kosenea
d House, one Of the seats OF the Argy
% family, an elegant modern building In I
Y | Italian style OF architecture. We have
t. little interest In the Marquis Of Lorne, g
Up to the Duke Of Argyle, for the enthusias
n, delight he took in our western count
., when he was governor general OF Canat
he Hejs q son-in-law Of Queen Victoria, a
% a very handsome man, though an unhap
h, husband.
al But the most welcome sight to men "
an are full Of marine lore was the great, blac
en- hulled Great Eastern, that was anchored
ct the foot of the bank off Princes pier. 5
is 200 feet in length by SO feet broad,
ds feet deep, and has gross tonnage Of 49,,
an tons. She has six masts and four smo
OF stacks, but, owing to her exquisite prop
Ill tions, she does not convey TO the eye
rs; immensty of her proportions-for si
he Noah's ark she Is the largest vessel that
sia been built. She is now fitted up as pl
all of entertainment, and excursion trains
,re being run daily for the accommodate
H. of excursionists who wish to visit her.
this point the custom house officers came
ed board our ship, went through our lugga
re and we were all taken off on a tender
'le Prices pier, and, like the New York
're ater manager returning from London,
all were right glad to get our feet on "tt
ng Gotta" again. From the pier we walked
W. the railway station, and were sent by 6
m. cial train to Glasgow.
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